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Pope Francis prays for victims of Istanbul suicide bombing
Catholic Herald - Mar 21, 2016 at 7:29 am Pope Francis has expressed his “prayerful solidarity” with victims of Saturday’s suicide bombing in Istanbul.
Efkan Ala, Turkey’s interior minister, said that the attack which...
The Pontifical Playlist: Pope Francis’ Favorite Songs
Aleteia - Mar 21, 2016 at 7:11 am Pope Francis has quite an eclectic taste when it comes to music (fitting for the head of the Universal Church). His favorites range from Mozart to popular songs like “Vive el...
Trying to Teach Forgiveness
CatholicMom.com - Mar 21, 2016 at 7:00 am Image by diwero/1(2008) via Pixabay CC0 Public Domain.
The parish where I teach Sunday school just had their first Family Night of Reconciliation. My son is a student there so I...
Card. Parolin consecrates new Cathedral of Bulgarian Catholic Exarchate of Sofia
News.va - Mar 21, 2016 at 6:55 am
(Vatican Radio) Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, on Sunday celebrated Mass to consecrate the ‘Dormition of the Mother of God’ Cathedral of the Bulgarian...
Recent Articles and Books of Interest
The Religion Clause - Mar 21, 2016 at 6:05 am From SSRN:
Frederick Mark Gedicks, The Religious-Question Doctrine: Free-Exercise Right or Anti-Establishment Immunity?, (Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies Research Paper...
Prayer Corner: March 21, 2016
CatholicMom.com - Mar 21, 2016 at 6:00 am
Welcome to the CatholicMom.com Prayer Corner!
In this space, readers are invited to share their prayer intentions and give thanks for prayers answered. When requesting prayer,...
Israel's Attorney General Says Bill Restoring Orthodox Control of Mikvehs Is Invalid
The Religion Clause - Mar 21, 2016 at 6:00 am As previously reported, last month a 3-judge panel of Israel's High Court of Justice held that state-funded mikvehs (ritual bath facilities) operated by Orthodox-controlled...
Vatican to undertake ecological initiatives during Easter season
Franciscan Media - Mar 21, 2016 at 6:00 am VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- During Holy Week and in the Easter season, the Vatican will take part in several initiatives highlighting the importance of ecology and the care for creation...
Restorers feel history in work on mosaics above Jesus' burial site
Franciscan Media - Mar 21, 2016 at 6:00 am JERUSALEM (CNS) -- It's quiet and dark in the cavernous gallery above Jesus' burial place in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
Raed Khalil and his small team of trained restorers...
How can the Catholic Church help Burma's transition to democracy?
EWTN - World Catholic News - Mar 21, 2016 at 6:00 am Yangon, Myanmar, Mar 21, 2016 / 06:00 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The bishops of Burma held a three-day seminar earlier this month to discuss the Church's role in reconciliation as the...
Pope Francis Close to Families After Terrorist Attack, Airline Tragedy
Aleteia - Mar 21, 2016 at 5:58 am VATICAN CITY — One day after Saturday’s brutal terrorist attacks of two synagogues in Istanbul, and the tragic early morning FlyDubai airline crash in southern Russia, Pope...
Pope Francis joins Instagram and gains 1.5m followers
Catholic Herald - Mar 21, 2016 at 5:56 am After joining Instagram on Saturday Pope Francis has already amassed 1.5 million followers.
The first post at the account, named Franciscus, on the photo-sharing social media...
Special Tones for the Prophecies of the Easter Vigil
New Liturgical Movement - Mar 21, 2016 at 5:38 am A reader from the Philippine Islands, Mr Jesson Allerite, has very kindly made available a book of special tones for some of the Prophecies of the Easter Vigil, according to the...
In Fear and Trembling
Dominicana - Mar 21, 2016 at 5:30 am I found a song for you, a moving rendition of a piece that’s usually performed very differently. Minimize those other tabs, close your eyes, and just listen for a few minutes....
How Not to Interpret Scripture
Crisis Magazine - Church - Mar 21, 2016 at 5:15 am
There is a class that most college students will take at one point in their academic career. It is the course on Western Civilization—“Western Civ” for short. It is a feeble...
Pope mourns victims of terrorist attack in Istanbul
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 21, 2016 at 5:11 am Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, sent a message of condolence in the Holy Father’s name following a suicide bombing in Istanbul.
The Islamic State ...
The Advantages of Natural Law Over Ideological Fantasies
Crisis Magazine - Church - Mar 21, 2016 at 5:10 am
Last month I noted that Catholics, along with presenting the Faith, should try vigorously to make natural law more visible in public discussion.
But how? The very idea of natural...
Papal condolences following airplane crash in Russia
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 21, 2016 at 5:02 am Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, sent a message of condolence in the Holy Father’s name following a plane crash in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, that claimed ...
In Tulsa's diocese, no one is turned away from end-of-life care
EWTN - World Catholic News - Mar 21, 2016 at 5:02 am Rome, Italy, Mar 21, 2016 / 05:02 pm (EWTN News/CNA).- The latest initiative of the Tulsa, Oklahoma diocese is not only
offering practical care for the region's homeless and under...
